PONY DANCE Short Blackout Curtains - Thermal Insulated Window Drapes with Back Tab & Rod Pocket for Bathroom, Small Windows (52" W x 45" L, Blue Mist, Set of 2) - Perfect for Privacy, Light Blocking & Energy Efficiency in Bedrooms, Living Rooms & Bathrooms

These curtains arrived quickly, in with the rest of my order. They were packaged in a heavy plastic bag to protect them from shipping damage.I was looking for quality velvet blackout curtains that would be pet tolerant. I have two cats, two dogs, and two rabbits and the style I’m going for is “elevated goth cottagecore”.The fabric on these curtains is a synthetic satin-ish. They are not blackout, but they do block some light. If you hold the fabric up to a light source either the sunshine or a light bulb, you are able to see the light. I’m a nurse, a gamer, and a student. When I need to block the light I *really* need to block the light. If I had to put a number on it, I would say 60% light blocking, they definitely are room darkening.They would easily be destroyed by pets or kids, the fabric screams delicate. I pulled an edge out of the package, held it to the light and knew instantly they would need to be returned. This fabric is the type of fabric that gives my skin the heebie-jeebies too, for some reason. Some synthetic satin-esque fabric catches on the microscopic dry cells of my fingertips and makes me shudder. I know, I’m a sensitive baby.If you want an idea of how these look, and feel to touch, try out the Walmart brand Mainstays. They are almost identical, but they are heavier fabric and a higher quality.They are a good weight, the fabric probably looks expensive hanging up, and they are sewn neatly, carefully and professionally. If you are looking for a satin type darkening curtain that is twice as expensive as the nicetown variety, these are the ones you want. I purchased one set (they come as a set) of the 84 inch grommet style black (velvet) for about 70 dollars. They are definitely not velvet texture, and definitely NOT blackout, but they are good quality curtains.I did return these curtains (I have prime) and received a full, prompt refund with no issues.I have been wanting to buy a curtain for my bedroom window for over 5 years now and finally got to doing it the other day. I wanted curtains that we're not too long (hanging to the floor)but to just right below the window frame and I also wanted curtains that would block out the bright sun and also headlights from cars. After looking on Amazon I decided to give these a try and I'm pleasantly surprised with the quality of these curtains, how it feels, the versatility and adaptability of being able to use it different ways as each and has different types of ways to hang them, and the appearance looks wonderful. I think these are a great price point and would suggest anybody needing curtains to consider these as I am completely satisfied with them at a great price point.These arrrived on time and in good shape. I did Iron them before I put them up. They have good weight to them and are super soft. As far as blocking out all the light, they are very close, leaving just a little coming througth. Overall, I think these are great value for the price.I purchased these curtains to block out artificial light from the neighbors coming through my window at night time. They work perfectly to do this and I am completely satisfied with my purchase.However I noticed that the color I bought (light gray) does let in quite a bit of sunlight during the day. I came back to the product page to double check that I did buy blackout curtains and now I see that there are three different ratings for the percentage of light filtered by these curtains on the product page, though it is noted that lighter colors will block less light. Not an issue for me but just something that others may want to note.As far as wrinkle free, they came out of the package with pretty deep set wrinkles. I was too lazy to wash and dry them when I received them yesterday so this can be seen in my picture.Got these for a large window in my living room and they were SUPER easy to hang up. Like how there are multiple options. Does a great job of blocking out light too.Made well and the material is beautiful and shimmery. Sun light is blocked and thickness is perfect.It wasn't wrinkle-free but made of great quality, right size and blocks out the light.Took these out of the package and steamed them in the dryer to get the package creases out. They came out perfectly. I love the look, feel and weight of the material, very lovely! We have blinds in our windows and with these curtains the darkness is good. I love the tabs sewn on for the rod are good and make it easy to open and close.Very disappointed in this item , wanted to return it but it was going to cost me $41.00 , they only cost me $50 to begin with . I thought returns were free. Decided to keep them and use them elsewhere, wasn’t worth the anger to only receive $9 backThese curtains are EXCELLENT at blocking the light as desired, and for being a microfibre product are actually quite heavy looking and soft. They unfortunately arrive VERY wrinkled, something I initially sought to resolve by steaming, but that wasn't very successful. Ironing proved to be the necessary intervention and then they hung just fine. In a 1953 bungalow, I have old-fashioned curtain rods, and used 1.5" hooks at the back loops to hang the curtains. This doesn't allow for very good pleating, but it works. Overall, my main objective was to block light and these DO that VERY VERY WELL.I read the reviews and thought I'd made an educated decision. Wrong.I tried everything you can think of to stop the 'bowing out' of the curtains at the hemline, nothing works. I tried fishing weights, paperclips, and hemline weights. I tried hanging them by the tab tops and the rod pockets. NOTHING WILL MAKE THEM HANG STRAIGHT. I'm NOT happy with the purchase!My favourite colour, not super shiny like 1 review claimed. More of a matte in my opinion, perfect length for the window I'm using them in. Soft to boot. Came folded up so a bit wrinkled but they'll settle as all curtains do. They definitely keep a lot of light out, didnt even purchase them for that but I'm quite impressed. Photos are from bright mid day for the blackout effect.I needed shorter curtains to fit the window above my kitchen sink. This proved to me more difficult than I thought to find ones that were good quality and a reasonable price. These ones worked well and after a year, are holding up nicely (minus the fading which is to be expected as the window they are on receives full afternoon sun). When the time comes I will purchase another pair of these if they are available.